SNOWBALL COOKIES
Nut-butter holiday cookie with a sugar coating
Great for the holidays when sampling lots of cookies. Just pop one
in your mouth and enjoy!
Ingredients
(4 dozen)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup softened butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- confectioner's sugar
Procedure
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Preheat oven to
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Grease cookie sheets lightly with unsalted shortening.
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Sift together flour and salt.
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Work butter in a bowl until creamy.
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Add sugar and beat until well blended.
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Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
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Gradually add sifted dry ingredients, beating well after each addition.
Stir in walnuts.
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Shape dough into small balls about 3/4 inch in diameter.
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Place balls about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie
sheets.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Roll balls in confectioners sugar while still warm.
Roll again in sugar when cooled.
Notes
Store these in a tight container.
Powered sugar makes this recipe a little messy.
Rating
Difficulty:
moderate (dexterity required).
Time:
30 minutes.
Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
Contributor
Iris Niswander
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Recipe last modified: 16 Dec 86
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Subject: RECIPE: Snowball cookies
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